Improvement in hose-reels



2 Sheets-Sheet 2` W. NERACHER.

Hose-Reel.

No. 222,836. Paltgpted De.23,1879.

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N.PETF.RS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D c.

NiTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE;

WILLIAM NERAOHER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT INv HOSE-REELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,836, dated December 23, 1879 application led November l0, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM NERACHER, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and ings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hose-reels, and more particularly to that class of hose-reels'that are adapted for use on lawns and in gardens.

My invention consists in the combination,

with a curved stationary arm, of a reversible arm provided with a spring locking device .adapted to secure said reversible arm in closed or open position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device, showing the disks of the reel acting as wheels for transporting the device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my device witli stationary and reversible arms in position, and acting as a support for the reel. Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view, showing the manner of attaching the reversible arms to the stationary arms of the device. Fig. 4 shows a modification ofthe reversible feature of my device, and Fig. 5 an end view of my device with the disks of the reel acting as wheels for moving the device.

Referring to the drawings, A A represent two curved arms secured together by the crosspieces A and A2, at either end, and the axle B.

B represents the disks of the reel in Fig.

2, and in Fig. l the same used as wheels for moving the device.

G G are cross-pieces connecting the opposite spokes of the wheels, and upon which the hose is wound.

D represents the curved arm against which the reversible curved arm E rests when not in use, as shown in Fig. l.

In Fig. 3 is shown thema-nner of uniting the curved reversible arm E to the stationary arm A.

, The arm E turns in the bearings c and c',

and is held in either position closed against the arm C, or open as a support for the reel, as shown in Fig. 2. y

By means of the coil-spring E and the pin e2 the arm is held in position. The bearing e is grooved at opposite sides. The pin e2 passes through the reversible arm E, and by the spring E is forced securely into the groove in the bearing e, whether closed out of the way against the stationary arm A or when reversed, to support the device, as shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4L is a modification of the reversible.

arm feature of my device.

Instead of folding back against the stationary arm, as shown in Fig. l, it may be attached, as shown, and moved to the points indicated by the dotted lines, and there held in position by any suitable means.

In Fig. 5 a plan view of the feet D is shown. l

They are attached to the ends of the arms D, and are intended as a support to the device when in the position shown in Fig. 2.'

Having thus described the construction of my device, its operation is as follows: The hose having been wound on the reel, it can be transported to thehydrant by means of the wheels B, the hose attached to the plug, and the reel again wheeled to the desired point.

During its passage it pays out the hose. The arms E may now be reversed and the reel placed in the position shown in Fig. 2.

Any suitable holder for the nozzle may be attached to the cross-bar Aand the reel thus perform the functions of a portable fountain. Again, reversing the arms, the reel may be wheeled back over the hose, and by this op.

eration take up the hose and wind it on the reel.

Again, if preferable, the reel can betaken to the hydrant, the arms E reversed, and the reel placed in the position shown in Fig. 2, and the hose drawn off to the desired point, as in the case o f any ordinary reel, and rewound in the same manner.

1. In combination with a curved stationary arm, a reversible arm provided with a spring locking mechanism by which it is secured in closed and open position, substantially-as described.

2. The combination, with a stationary curved arm, of a reversible curved arm adapted to be foldedin closed position, so as to lie against and parallel with the stationary curved arm, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the curved stationary arm provided with two horizontal plates secured right-angularly to its side, of the reversible arm, whose upper body passes through vertical perforations in the plates,

said reversible arm having a cross-pin secured thereto, which is adapted to engage, under spring-pressure, with a corresponding groove formed in one of said plates, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM NERAGHER.

Witnesses:

F. TOUMEY, JNO. OROWELL, Jr. 

